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I'm against the death penalty, honestly.

It's not for any practical reason like "how much money it takes to house people in jail or not". I think using practical reasons on either side of this is a little weird. It's human life. I'm for reforming people, bringing them to the light. and showing them a better way.

I believe in killing in self defence. I don't believe in killing after someone is already subdued and behind bars. I DO believe in forms of exile that more or less mean someone's fate in probably to die. Taking life systematically tho? Can't really condone it, even tho I want to. Again, i'm talking about after people are already subdued.
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My issues with the death penalty are the innocent people who have been executed (look up the Cameron Todd Willingham case) and the obvious racial disparity in how it's applied. If the standard was raised from "guilty beyond reasonable doubt" to "guilty beyond any doubt whatsoever," I'd be OK with it for certain crimes.